memeorandum: Egypt's New Leader Spells Out Terms for U.S.-Arab Ties (New York Times)

10:10 AM ET, September 23, 2012

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New York Times:

Egypt's New Leader Spells Out Terms for U.S.-Arab Ties — CAIRO — On the eve of his first trip to the United States as Egypt's new Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi said the United States needed to fundamentally change its approach to the Arab world, showing greater respect for its values …

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